# The Arcana: A Mystic Romance

> Choose Your Own Love Story

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1165696961](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1165696961)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1165696961`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dorian
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (16,103 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.52
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-19
- **First published:** 2016-10-17
- **Size:** 250 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-arcana-a-mystic-romance/id1165696961)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://dorian.live/privacy-policy](https://dorian.live/privacy-policy)

## Description

Welcome to The Arcana, a Mystic Romance where you enter Vesuvia and craft your own love story. A tarot-reading prodigy wakes with no memory and is drawn into a palace mystery where your heart will guide your choices and define your path.

Meet captivating characters—Julian, Asra, Muriel, Nadia, Lucio, and Portia—and decide who to flirt with, ally with, or challenge along up to 21 episodes drawn from the Major Arcana. The Arcana supports pronoun options, lets you explore multiple routes at once or follow a single path, and is an inclusive visual novel for players of all orientations and genders, including LGBTQ+ communities. The game is available in English and invites you to join the community on TikTok, Instagram, and X.

## Rankings

- #13,506 — Overall
- #72 — episode
- #86 — date
- #87 — honey

## Review summary

The Arcana is widely praised for its stunning art, engaging, well-written romance-filled story, and inclusive options, with a generally friendly free-to-play model. However, players frequently cite monetization as a grind (coins/keys), intrusive ads and cross-promotions, and recurring technical issues like crashes and sign-in problems. Many also express a desire for more content and future extensions to the story.

### Pros

- Gorgeous art and character design.
- Well-written, fleshed-out story with memorable characters.
- Inclusive options (pronouns and diverse romance routes).
- Free-to-play friendly; paid options don’t block or heavily gate the story.
- Engaging gameplay elements and world-building (Heart Hunter, daily dailies)

### Cons

- Monetization and coin grind; hard to earn coins and progress often feels paywalled.
- Ads and cross-promotional pop-ups interrupt gameplay.
- Frequent crashes and sign-in/account linking issues (data loss risk).
- Desire for more content/continued stories and sequels (end of routes)

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